Literary Techniques Comparison Essay

Write a 1,200 to 1,500-word comparison and contrast essay. You’ll choose one of the following options below from fiction or poetry.
Compare and contrast the literary techniques listed. You can explore each text’s point of view, characterization, theme, and language. Organize your paper around a central idea and discuss the similarities and differences to reveal something about both texts. Your essay should have a thesis statement that states the focus of your analysis. Each paragraph should identify a single point that supports your thesis statement and develops your analysis of the texts. You shouldn’t only identify the similarities and differences between the two texts, but think deeply about each to make connections to generate an analysis.

If you do research or incorporate information that’s not considered common knowledge into your prewriting, you must cite it according to MLA format.

Decide whether you would like to write about fiction or poetry, and then choose one of the options listed for your paper.

Compare/contrast “Eveline” by James Joyce and “Good Country People” by Flannery O’Connor.
Compare/contrast “America” by Claude McKay and “Harlem” by Langston Hughes.

Each paragraph should focus on a specific point of your analysis and provide evidence to support your thesis statement. Please confirm Is the thesis clear? Is the paper logically organized? Does each paragraph begin with a topic sentence? Are your paragraphs developed, unified, and coherent? Have you used evidence from the original text to support your claims?

Please provide a list of works cited that includes citations for all primary sources as well as any secondary sources cited in the essay.

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